John Kennedy actually said...

Gentlemen, we're proud to have you in the United States.

We have a long way to go, but with your effort and commitment and the effort of all of our fellow Americans and their commitment, we shall b...

The effort that we and you are making in common is to defend our countries, defend our peace, defend the vital interests of the free world i...

I don't think that we can exaggerate the great advantage which the Soviet Union secured in the fifties by being first in space.